Psychiatryonline graduate program

Advance your knowledge, skills and career in psychiatry.

Develop your psychiatry knowledge and skills with the RANZCP accredited Master of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. This postgraduate psychiatry qualification is for medical professionals and is delivered online, part time.

Professor Bernhard BauneCato Chair and Head of Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne

Welcome to the leading online option for training in psychiatry. This course is designed to equip national and international trainees and psychiatrists with the knowledge they need to provide quality and comprehensive care now and in the future.

Program overview

Led by the University of Melbourne’s Department of Psychiatry, this program is the only online graduate psychiatry program in Australia. The program is designed for qualified medical practitioners with an interest in mental illness or a desire to become a psychiatrist.

This fully accredited RANZCP program will encourage you to explore the theoretical concepts in psychiatry and their relationship to clinical practice. As a student of this course, you’ll learn from highly regarded psychiatric clinical leaders and be able to continue working while you study.

As a graduate of the Master of Psychiatry you will gain the same qualification and graduation certificate as an on-campus student because you will achieve identical learning outcomes from the same academics that teach our on-campus courses. You will also be invited to attend a graduation ceremony in Melbourne

Semester 2, 2018

Starts 5 July

Applications now open

Applications close 20 November.

Discuss your path

Talk with a dedicated online student support consultant via the chat function at the bottom right of this page, via phone or by filling out the enquiry form to understand more about this program, including: